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Juan de Persia [Uruch (or Ulugh) Beg Bayat]
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Relaciones de Don Juan de Persia... Dividas en tres libros, donde se tratan las cosas notables de Persia, la genealogia de sus reyes, guerras de Persianos, Turcos, y Tartaros, y las que vido en el viaje que hizo à España: y su conversion, y la de otros dos cavalleros Persianos. Valladolid: Juan de Bostillo, 1604
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (193 x 131mm.), woodcut arms on title, contemporary limp vellum, paper flaw on P1 slightly affecting two letters, short tear in R8 (without loss), some browning, waterstaining, cut in lower cover, lacking ties
Literature
Ghani p.379; Palau 223840; not in Wilson
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
RARE. When Sir Anthony Sherley returned to Europe after his mission in 1598 to Persia, he was accompanied as joint ambassador, by a Persian named Husain 'Ali Beg Bayat, who had two secretaries, one his nephew 'Ali Quli Beg and the other Uruch Beg Bayat (1560-1604). In Rome in April 1601 (by way of Prague and Russia), several members of Husain's retinue became Christians (including his cook). Proceeding to Valladolid, where Philip III received him, Husain was even more chagrined when his nephew and Uruch Beg Bayat also converted: he even went so far as to try and have Uruch Beg, now Juan de Persia, murdered.